Is the New Porsche 911 GT3 RS Faster Than the 911 Turbo S?

You know the new 911 GT3 RS. The flared, vented, and ballistic one. From a 4.0 liter, naturally aspirated flat-six, Porsche somehow managed to coax out 493 bhp and 388 ft.-lb. of torque.

The GT3 RS has historically been the track day precision weapon, the scalpel that carved your line into the tarmac. If you wanted straight line speed, you bought the Turbo S and that was the end of it.

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Evo Magazine's Jethro Bovingdon takes the new GT3 RS out to the track, where it's meant to be. He describes the engine's power delivery as "creamy," but make no mistake: this is an RS, and a proper one at that. Rear-drive, a wide front track, and four-wheel-steer make steering impeccable, but the car's performance isn't easily had. Bovingdon reports comfort doesn't come immediately in this car, if it does at all.

The GT3 RS and the Turbo S are nearly night and day in terms of their philosophical differences. See the video for which put down the better lap time.

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